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Meghnad Saha transformed the study of stars by showing how temperature and pressure determine the ionization of atoms in stellar atmospheres. His work…

Comparing sportsbook odds is a practical exercise in probability, pricing, and risk. A higher quoted price can represent better value, but only when the…

In a school in Nagaland, science begins outside the laboratory. Students examine the condition of a nearby stream, record rainfall, identify plants and…

For centuries, households across India have stored rice, wheat, pulses and other staples in earthen vessels. The practice is often described as traditional…

Across the Himalayas, cliffs, pillars, caves and ridges can look astonishingly deliberate. In Ladakh, Spiti, Uttarakhand and other mountain regions, layered…

Climate change is experienced locally, but its causes and patterns often extend across regions and borders. India needs reliable observations of rainfall,…

In a village in Bihar, a rural doctor faced a familiar but dangerous pattern: several patients developed prolonged fever, weakness, abdominal discomfort and…

Palmistry, also called chiromancy or palm reading, claims that the lines, shapes, mounts, and markings of a person’s hands reveal character and future events.…

In the steep, rain-soaked hills of Meghalaya, bridges grow instead of being assembled. Khasi and Jaintia communities have trained the aerial roots of the…

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was a physicist, institution builder, and public intellectual who helped shape modern science in India. His contribution to space…